Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A reader to whom I'm most grateful, sent a link to a web site,in response to a question from Richard on the Sing Sing post,way back in June.You can download both the Mini Lp and the unreleasedAlbum from this brilliant band from the site.

An Ordinary Field were a Melbourne band that existed between 1986 and 1989. Their recorded output consists of one six track mini LP, ‘No Hands for the Preacher”, released in May 1987 on the Rampant label.

The band also self funded the recording of a full length album for Rampant Records, which was to have been entitled “Will”. This was never released, a consequence of Not Drowning Waving leaving the Rampant label in 1988 (AN ORDINARY FIELD “shared” Not Drowning Waving’s drummer (Russel Bradley) and engineer (Tim Cole)).

An Ordinary Field were:

Russel Bradley – drums and percussion

David Brown – guitar

Peter Brown – keyboards and programming

Chris Burns – vocals

Adam Duke – bass

AN ORDINARY FIELD played a number of live shows in Melbourne in 1986 – 1989. They disbanded in 1989. Download site Here

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I've go this on now while I'm about to wash my socks, not sure if that's what the band had in mind.

My friend just gave me a copy of The Moodists' Thirsty's Calling. Another bloody great band I've been ignorant to for too long. I'm struggling to find any other Moodist (and Moodist-related) releases - anyone have any easy links?

Sorry Curty Ray No Team Jedi, if anyone can help feel free to step in.Bobby Ill upload the other moodists album, an who knows maybe time for some Dave as well.I quiet like the idea of sock washing music.ciao bob

fantastic, couldn't have got a better answer! anyone know who put up the site, i gather someone from the band themselves? many many thanks. i saw them a few times live and wondered why they weren't more popular.

Mr Bill Tolsen, owner of the Rampant Record Label that released the An Ordinary Field EP has popped up on ebay selling off a large number of records, including many Rampant mint condition pressings (NDW and Easter included)- the test pressing of An Ordinary Fields "No Hands for the Preacher" is here:

That Striped Sunlight Sound.

Coming to you from Brisbanethe home of the striped sunlightsound, this is a my little placein cyberspace to share themusic of Australiawhich may have passed you by.Mostly rare and out of printalbums from artists that nevermade it into the mainstreamand my recollections concerningthem. If you like somethingplease leave a message in thecomments, if you don't,maybe you'd rather not seeyour music here, or maybe myrecollections are wrong,please leave a message too.If you find any links no longer workplease let me know and I'll fix itI'm on myspace you can find me at myspace.com/stripedsunlightsoundand if you preferfacebook.com/people/Bob